\"I would encourage philanthropists to ask the question, ‘How is your philanthropy unlocking capital?’”
Over the last 10 years, 1billion people have gained access to energy for the first time from solar lighting and home systems. 30% of those people were provided energy by companies that Acumen invested in.
Working across climate resilient agriculture, off grid energy access, workforce development, education, minority founded companies, healthcare access, financial inclusion and entrepreneurial solutions for forcibly displaced people, all while applying a gender lens across each investment strategy, Acumen are impact market leaders in solving problems of poverty at scale across the globe.
Buckle up for a social investment masterclass with Yasmina Zaidman, Chief Development and Partnerships Officer on scaling impact at the nexus of poverty and climate change, including:
- How to catalyse businesses to create markets where markets have failed
- De-risking agriculture in emerging markets with blended patient capital before scaling up with private markets
- How Acumen academy train 200+ fellows each year in how to build businesses and transformational leadership
- Designing due diligence impact strategy to add value to investees regardless of whether investment is achieved
- How Acumen developed a new model for impact measurement, lean data, which has become social impact measurement specialists 60 Decibels
- Working with development finance institutions to scale a stable prosperous society that tackles climate change
- How a trip on a bus in Venezuela involving a 4 ft iguana and a shoeless child led Yasmina to a career in impact…. and more!
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“We need to stop treating issues like poverty and inequality and inclusion and diversity as a ‘nice to have’. They are fundamentally important to the ability of our society”
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Global Impact Investing Network